Cafe Caribe

A mix of ground coffee and spices that you make up before brewing. You’ll fill your home with a wonderful scent as your coffee brews with all this vanilla, cinnamon and cloves.

Ingredients

  • 4 tbs ground coffee (fine)
  • 1/2 tsp grated orange peel, dried
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 inch piece of vanilla bean
  • 1/8 tsp ground cloves

Directions

  1. Blend ingredients well.
  2. Brew by your usual method.
  3. Serves 4

Cafe de Olla

An mixture of ground coffee, cinnamon, and piloncillo (Mexican dark brown sugar).

Ingredients

  • 8 cups water
  • 4 oz ground coffee
  • 4 oz piloncillo (or dark brown sugar)
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 3 cloves, whole
  • 1 square of semi-sweet chocolate

Directions

  1. Boil water in a saucepan, then add cinnamon, cloves, sugar and chocolate.
  2. When the mixture comes to a boil, skim off foam.
  3. Reduce the heat to a simmer, then add coffee.
  4. Steep for 5 minutes then serve.

Black Gold

Now this is quite a coffee cocktail. Five different spirits make for a powerful drink. It’s a bit sweet with a nutty taste, thanks to the Amaretto and hazelnut liqueur.

Ingredients

  • 4 oz coffee, hot
  • 1/4 oz Triple Sec
  • 1/4 oz Amaretto
  • 1/4 oz Irish Cream
  • 1/4 oz hazelnut liqueur
  • Dash of cinnamon Schapps

Directions

  1. Stir all ingredients to combine and serve in a mug with whipped cream
  2. Serves 1

Arabian Coffee

Ingredients

  • 1 pint water
  • 3 tbs ground coffee
  • 3 tbs sugar
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp cardamom
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Directions

  1. Heat all ingredients in a saucepan until foam starts to form on top
  2. Serve immediatedly
  3. To keep it traditional, don’t pour coffee through a filter